Getting passed injuries - ideas ?

gymshoe42

So I've been hampered by two injuries... 1) sprained my wrist being stupid with heavy weights and 2) quad injury of some sort playing soccer. The wrist sprain is 2 weeks and slooooowly getting better. I'm very limited in what weights i can do. The quad injury I can only feel while trying to run hard/sprint.

Anyone with a quad injury?... how long do these take to get better? I don't feel it walking or slow jogging (which is really boring imo). I did some squats and ski squats and didn't feel it. I did leg curls and leg presses monday and didn't feel it. But lunges and sprinting ..i can feel some pain. Do I just keep pushing through or do I have to rest the leg completely...no running/squats/etc.

How / what do others do to get passed injuries ...and can you do it without bringing the workouts to a halt?

gymshoe42

lol, i guess nobody gets injured

bridgie101

I got a couple of strains in my legs recently - they took a couple of months to heal.

I didn't have the ability to stop what I was doing, so I got some of those pressure bandages. Not too tight, just enough to keep the muscles warm. Made a huge difference to the amount of pain I was in, and the recovery in general.

I'd say run unless it's hurting too much. You have to learn how to gauge pain. If it still hurts when you warm up after a few minutes running, ask yourself if the pain is sharp, or just a bit annoying. If you think it's causing damage, stop. If you don't - continue.

You may be getting no responses because nobody can tell you what to do. Just use your common sense and you will be fine.

Pebble321

Damn, it's annoying, isn't it?
It really depends what and where the injury is...... I had inflamed tendons in my knee last year and the physio showed me how to strap it up and told me I could keep running. Earlier this year I injured my hip flexors and had to stop running for 2 weeks, the gradually ease back into it.
I can only suggest that you see a professional to get advice about your particular injuries - there is no "one size fits all" answer here. If you can't do that, exercising in water is often a safe way to get going again - but no guarantees, I'm not your physio!